Diaspora, Community and Communication

Internet Use in Transnational Haiti

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4263244
AutoresAngel Adams Parham (Loyola University New Orleans, autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume4
Fascículo2
Páginas199-217
Data de publicação2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-0374.2004.00087.x
OpenAlexW2034212340
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas53
Referências citadas22

With its capacity to link many people interactively across great distances, the Internet seems to be the ultimate tool for dispersed ethnic groups wishing to sustain identity in an 'alien' land and work in solidarity with those facing challenges at 'home'. Some theorists speak of the creation of diasporic public spheres arising from creative use of Internet technologies. Nevertheless, scholars working in this area rarely embed their analyses within existing work on the public sphere. In the present study I use insights from public sphere theory to evaluate participants' use of a Haiti Global Village forum. After examining Haiti Global Village, I conclude that such forums offer needed space for civic deliberation and provide a valuable infrastructure for networking. Participants' difficulty in translating these assets into an off-line project, however, highlights the importance of place-based social ties. Consideration of the experience of other Haitian forums reinforces the importance of such ties

Deliberation · Diaspora · Ethnic group · Interpersonal ties · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Public space · Public sphere · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · The Internet · World Wide Web · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · ICT in Developing Communities · Law · Social Media and Politics